Iron Dome: Rafael Advanced Defense System (Google image)
Without a global navy, China has to contend with the nightmare of a US-led blockade. Understandably, therefore, Beijing is striving to impose its version of the Monroe Doctrine on the South China Sea and beyond. This, however, unavoidably deepens and widens the existing geopolitical fault lines in the Pacific region. Consequently, the Taiwan Strait is looking more and more like the sum of all dire straits. In dire straits, to paraphrase Machiavelli, people can't help but start worrying about the calm before the storm. The storm might well be a nightmare come true.
Taipei, indeed, has to be prepared for the worst. After all, history is full of tough stories, one of which tells us that, at the stroke of a pen, Britain signed away Czechoslovakia in the Munich Agreement of 1938. In theory at least, the US could do the same to Taiwan. It's little wonder that Taiwan spares no effort to cultivate an enduring friendship with the Czech Republic -- as a reminder of conscience to the free world.
In the meantime, Taiwan openly keeps dozens of US military advisors while incessantly asking Washington to upgrade the island nation's defense system. Speaking of which, China's possible infiltration in the Taipei government may keep the US on its toes, so much so that Washington is dragging its feet over Iron Dome for Taiwan's air defense. Quite frankly, Iron Dome would not be adequate to fend off China's hyper-sonic missiles (if indeed they're the real deal). That being said, whoever lets hyper-sonic missiles fly to Taiwan could be boomeranged. It won't be a pretty sight at the end of the day.
Sharing Taiwan's angst, Ukraine, having lost Crimea to Russia, is impressed by and interested in Israel's Iron Dome. Taiwan must be no less impressed or interested. As a matter of fact, Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel are all constantly under threat, if not also under siege. Fortunately one of them happens to be a US arms dealer.
Iron Dome: Rafael Advanced Defense System (Google image)
Without a global navy, China has to contend with the nightmare of a US-led blockade. Understandably, therefore, Beijing is striving to impose its version of the Monroe Doctrine on the South China Sea and beyond. This, however, unavoidably deepens and widens the existing geopolitical fault lines in the Pacific region. Consequently, the Taiwan Strait is looking more and more like the sum of all dire straits. In dire straits, to paraphrase Machiavelli, people can't help but start worrying about the calm before the storm. The storm might well be a nightmare come true.
Taipei, indeed, has to be prepared for the worst. After all, history is full of tough stories, one of which tells us that, at the stroke of a pen, Britain signed away Czechoslovakia in the Munich Agreement of 1938. In theory at least, the US could do the same to Taiwan. It's little wonder that Taiwan spares no effort to cultivate an enduring friendship with the Czech Republic -- as a reminder of conscience to the free world.
In the meantime, Taiwan openly keeps dozens of US military advisors while incessantly asking Washington to upgrade the island nation's defense system. Speaking of which, China's possible infiltration in the Taipei government may keep the US on its toes, so much so that Washington is dragging its feet over Iron Dome for Taiwan's air defense. Quite frankly, Iron Dome would not be adequate to fend off China's hyper-sonic missiles (if indeed they're the real deal). That being said, whoever lets hyper-sonic missiles fly to Taiwan could be boomeranged. It won't be a pretty sight at the end of the day.
Sharing Taiwan's angst, Ukraine, having lost Crimea to Russia, is impressed by and interested in Israel's Iron Dome. Taiwan must be no less impressed or interested. As a matter of fact, Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel are all constantly under threat, if not also under siege. Fortunately one of them happens to be a US arms dealer.
Author: renqiulan
英国《每日电讯报》2021年5月12日视频：以色列“铁穹”成功阻击敌方哈马斯的火箭星雨
台湾问题，对于这里大多数在中国长大的人来说，是一个很敏感的话题。我就暂不做评论。：）
秋兰有没有什么轻松有趣的话题，可以聊？：）
哈马斯发射的火箭弹尺寸不大，而且没有精确制导能力，杀伤力很有限。IRON DOME是用来防卫高精尖的导弹用的，而不是低端火箭弹，代价太不对等。
犹太人是经历过艰难困苦的，地球上就这一块属于自己的土地，一定会坚决战斗。台湾人大部分是娘娘腔，我高度怀疑他们有没有斗志去经历生死考验。如果不敢打，什么武器也没有用
我一般特别累，或者赶时间，就会写中文。因为简单，省事。